BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5609: State spending limit

Establishing a responsible state spending limit to protect essential programs and taxpayers from unsustainable state budgets.

Summary

Protects essential programs and taxpayers from unsustainable state budgets by establishing a responsible state spending limit.

From the Bill Digest (SB 5609), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to establishing a responsible state spending limit to protect essential programs and taxpayers from unsustainable state budgets;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5609 (2025–26) Cultural resources/land use · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5609 (2023–24) Housing approval · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5609 (2021–22) Juvenile fingerprinting · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5609 (2017–18) Public assistance/resources · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5609 (2015–16) Synthetic plastic microbeads · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5609 (2013–14) Plat approvals · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5609 (2011–12) Health care financing · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5609 (2009–10) Child dependency proceedings · Did not pass · died in committee